According to the mayor of Baguio City, the requirement to wear a face mask is once again in effect to prevent a surge of COVID-19 infections.
Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong stated on Monday that the city is currently recording 13 to 14 COVID cases on average per day.
According to Magalong, the wearing of masks is one example of a minimum health requirement that must be observed. At this time, especially indoors, city hall and other government buildings are where we’re being attacked. He made the announcement in a video that the Baguio City Public Information Office released on Facebook. “We are now requiring our constituents and visitors to be wearing their face masks.”
Local authorities also urged church leaders to reimpose the mask mandate, he said.
Magalong said he would issue an executive order on this.
Officials expect an “increasing trend for the next 3 to 4 weeks” before coronavirus infections could plateau, the mayor added.
“We suspect na ito na yung Arcturus na variant… Kailangan mas maingat na tayo ngayon,” he said.
Most COVID cases in Baguio are mild and the hospital utilization rate was at around 15 percent, Magalong said.
